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evangelizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of evangelize
as in preaches
to try to convert (a group or area) to a different religion (especially Christianity) The missionaries set out to evangelize the world.

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Recent Examples of evangelizes Santana evangelizes for the protocol by upending the equation. — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026 The actor and comedian, who was married to Katy Perry, has reinvented himself as a Christian convert who evangelizes about free speech and free thinking in MAGA America. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026 Ely evangelizes the merits of the program. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026 Neal Rubin Carrie Klingelsmith evangelizes about hunger anyplace that will let her through the door. — Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 8 Nov. 2025 Han evangelizes the many ways that self-driving vehicles—and moving away from a car-centric culture—can improve society. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
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preaches
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  • Cristobal still preaches relentless effort, a pursuit of excellence and, of course, the team focusing on going 1-0 every week.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Hickey is the charismatic traveling salesman who preaches a distorted vision of salvation to the social misfits and leftist radicals in a dive bar in lower Manhattan, modeled on the denizens of a favorite O’Neill hangout.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
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